Meat Industry Hall of Fame ceremony welcomes latest inductees
Ceremony during the AAMP 2025 Expo recognizes six leaders with the meat and poultry industry’s highest honor.
Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2024 inductees were on hand for an induction ceremony during the AAMP 2025 Expo in Kansas City.
Roger H. Ball (left) receives his Meat Industry Hall of Fame plaque from Doug Peckenpaugh, publisher of The National Provisioner.
Collette Kaster, CEO of the American Meat Science Association and member of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Board of Trustees, welcomes H. Glen Dolezal Jr. into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame.
Anne Halal, Meat Institute chief experience officer and member of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Board of Trustees, presents the award to Craig W. Hess.
AMSA CEO Collette Kaster honors Barb Masters as a member of trhe Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2024 inductee Robert Meyer was unable to be on hand for the ceremony.
Jeff Sindelar (left), meat science professor at the University of Wisconsin and member of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Board of Trustees, honors Frederick Usinger IV during the induction ceremony.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Meat Industry Hall of Fame recently recognized its latest class of inductees during an induction ceremony.
The July 25, 2025, ceremony took place during the AAMP 2025 Expo in Kansas City. The National Provisioner along with members of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Board of Trustees were on hand to present plaques to the incoming members of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2024:
- Barb Masters, D.V.M., Tyson Foods
- H. Glen Dolezal Jr., Cargill, retired
- Robert Meyer, Meyer Natural Foods (Meyer was unable to attend the in-person ceremony)
- Frederick Usinger IV, Usinger Inc.
- Roger H. Ball, King B Jerky/Golden Valley Natural Jerky
- Craig W. Hess, Speco Inc.
The Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was finalized after nominations were solicited from the industry and voting by past inductees of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame.
Join us once again in congratulating the Meat Indutry Hall of Fame Class of 2024!
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